Indian Navy Orders 7 New Project 17A Stealth Frigates From Local Shipyards MDL And GRSE

Indian Navy Orders 7 New Project 17A Stealth Frigates From Local Shipyards MDL And GRSE

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Tuesday, 28 April 2015 09:45

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Indian
Navy Orders 7 New Project 17A Stealth Frigates From Local Shipyards
MDL And GRSE

Under project P-17A, Mazagon Dock Ltd (MDL), Mumbai, will make four
stealth frigates while Kolkata shipyard Garden Reach Shipbuilders and
Engineers Ltd (GRSE) will make three such frigates, all of which will
be of the same design.

Computer
rendering of Project 17A Stealth Frigate

"This
is the highest-ever order which GRSE has got. This shows how much trust
the government and the Navy has on us. It is a big shot in the arm for
us," said GRSE's Chairman and Managing Director Rear Admiral A
K Verma.

The Project 17A-class frigate is a follow-on of the Project
17 Shivalik-class frigate for the Indian Navy. The construction
of the first ship is expected to start by early 2017 and is expected
to be launched by 2020, following an upgrade of the two shipyards to
incorporate modular construction techniques.